Rookie running back Know- shon Moreno has been biding his time behind two veterans through the first two days of the Broncos’ mandatory minicamp, but he’s clearly making an impression on the team’s offensive coaches.

When it came time for the offensive starters to challenge the first-team defense using a no-huddle offense, it was Moreno who took all of the repetitions instead of LaMont Jordan or Correll Buckhalter.

Moreno, the first of the Broncos’ two first-round draft picks in April, scored a touchdown after catching a pass from Chris Simms and stretching the ball just inside the pylon.

“I like the kid. He can catch good, he’s got good foot quickness,” Buckhalter said. “I think he’s going to be a heck of a player in this league.”

Moreno said he’s still picking up the terminology of Josh McDaniels’ offense and is learning more about pass protection. But even with all the studying, he’s obviously having a ball.

After scoring the touchdown, he sprinted back toward the offensive sideline and did a celebratory body bump with Peyton Hillis.

“Just having fun with the guys,” Moreno said. “We’re just trying to make plays and have fun.”

Marshall update.

As expected, wide receiver Brandon Marshall did not show up Saturday for the second day of the mandatory minicamp.

Seeking a new contract, Marshall has skipped the previous three weeks of voluntary passing camp plus the first two days of this camp, the Broncos’ only mandatory offseason event.

Marshall met Friday afternoon with Broncos owner Pat Bowlen, but apparently Marshall wasn’t satisfied enough with that conversation to return. After combining for 206 catches the previous two seasons, Marshall isn’t pleased with the one year and $2.2 million remaining on his contract.

However, he still is recovering from hip surgery and has been involved in numerous police-related incidents the past five years.

McDaniels said Marshall’s continued absence did not affect the Broncos’ work in practice.

“He wouldn’t be out here anyway, so the same guys we expected to be able to practice today practiced,” McDan- iels said. “We had good tempo, good work today.”

Helping hands.

For each of the last three Denver practices that have been open to the media, first-round draft pick Robert Ayers has been the last player off the field after spending time catching balls off the Jugs machine.

The extra work is paying off for Ayers, who said he had dropped too many balls in earlier practices.

Ayers, lining up at outside linebacker with the first-team defense in both the base and nickel packages, snagged an interception against starting quarterback Kyle Orton in an 11-on-11 drill.

Backup center Kory Lichtensteiger and starting right guard Chris Kuper were excused from practice to attend weddings. . . . Today will be the Broncos’ final practice until training camp, which starts in late July.

Mike Klis was with The Denver Post from Jan. 1, 1998 before leaving in 2015 to join KUSA 9News. He covered the Rockies and Major League Baseball until the 2005 All-Star break, when he was asked to start covering the Broncos.

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